Skip Counting

Learner: Zsofia	Date: 11.11.17
Learning Area: Maths Level One Number strategies Use a range of counting, grouping, and equal-sharing strategies with whole numbers and fractions. Equations and expressions Communicate and explain counting, grouping, and equal-sharing strategies, using words, numbers, and pictures.	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In Maths, we have been learning to use our basic addition and subtraction facts to help us solve harder problems. We are now using these to help us solve multiplication problems. Zsofia is engaging with her maths and is beginning to show her capability in solving tricky word problems. She is able to collaborate and explain her thinking with other learners around her. Zsofia is now making connections of using the strategies we’ve learned like skip counting and repeated addition to help her solve multiplication problems.
Evidence of Learning
Next Steps
Continue to practice Mathletics at home Continue practicing your basic addition and subtraction facts to 10

Zsofia writes a recount

Learner: Zsofia	Date: 19 May, 2017
Learning Area: English Level One Purpose and Audience: Recognise that texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In writing, we have been learning about recounts. A recount is an event that is retold by a learner in their own words. We have been learnings lots about paragraphs and how to plan our ideas effectively. Zsofia is beginning to build her sentences into paragraphs. She is capable by recognising that paragraphs have one main idea. Zsofia works collaboratively by orally co-constructing sentences with other learners around her and listens carefully to others share their ideas. She is curious about gifted words and is beginning to make connections with her prior learning. Zsofia didn't visit the Temple with us but she is still about to use gifted words to help her write complex sentences. Here she is sharing her writing with us.
Evidence of Learning
Next Learning Steps
Continue to use gifted words in other pieces of writing Continue to build sentences into paragraphs

Zsofia reads Dad's Hat

Learner: Zsofia

Date: 11.04.17

Learning Area: LH1

Learning Coach: Priscilla Lavakula

NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives

English Level One
Associate sounds with letter clusters as well as with individual letters
Make meaning of texts by identifying ideas in some texts

English Level Two
Thinks critically about texts with some confidence

Learning Observed:

Zsofia has been learning making sense of what she reads, when she reads out loud. She is able to use the pictures in the story to help her read simple texts.
As a group, we have been learning to think about what makes sense and use word attack skills to help sound out tricky words. We have been looking at blends, word endings, and word clusters to help us.

Key Competencies/ Vision Principles:

Zsofia shows capability by using what she has learned in word attack to sound out tricky words. She has been also thinking carefully about what makes sense and using the pictures to help her. Zsofia is being collaborative by reading as a group and helping others when necessary. She is making connections from her learning to the texts she reads.

Next Learning Steps:
Continue reading at home and retelling the story again.
Carry on with your bug club at home.

My Writing.

Learner:  Zsofia Drugan     Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni    Date: 16/17th March, 2015

Learning Area: iDevelop:Writing

Learning Observed

Zsofia has been learning to write independently. Yesterday Zsofia drew a picture and described it saying ‘This is me and this is the water’. Today, Zsofia sat down and wrote her story starting with her name. She then used the alphabet cards to copy letters, writing from left to right across the page, returning to the next line underneath and writing from left to right again (return sweep). She then dictated her story to the Learning Coach (Mrs Williams) who wrote this under her writing. She was eager to share her writing with me and told me that she had used the alphabet cards to find the letters.

Evidence of learning

Zsofia can write her own name and is using a return sweep and recognisable letters to write her story.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Zsofia is demonstrating her Capabilities in Using Language, Symbols and Text. She shows that she understands that text carries meaning and is linked to her picture. She is able to form some letters correctly and is developing her capabilities in forming others.  In working alongside the Learning Coach- sharing her ideas and discussing next steps for learning, she is building skills in Collaboration and the key competency Relating to Others.

Next Learning Steps

Form all the letters correctly Use the alphabet cards to locate and copy high frequency words. Rehearse her sentence before she writes it, e.g. recording a video of her sentence on an iPad